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Risa Kerslake is a registered nurse and experienced health freelance writer, content marketer, and editor. She specializes in blog posts, long-form content, infographics, consumer health content, B2B, medical review and fact-checking, and ghostwriting.
Her work has appeared in Reuters, US News, Discover Magazine, Parents, Sleep Foundations, Healthline, Medscape, Sleep Review, Vice, Giddy, What to Expect, Consumer Affairs, Healthgrades, Verywell, SingleCare, and many others. In 2021 Risa became a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
She resides in Minnesota with her husband and three children and loves hiking the North Shore of Lake Superior, reading memoirs, pet therapy, books by Stephen King, and crocheting.
Subjects
General
Specialties
Consumer health, B2B health, health tech, women’s health, sleep, children’s health, pharmacy, mental health, pregnancy and parenting, cancer, fertility, and nursing
Skills
- Blog posts
- Content marketing
- Editing
- Essays
- Feature writing
- Ghostwriting
- Infographics
- News
- Profiles
- Q&A
- SEO
- Web copy
- Articles
- Brochures
- Case studies
- E-books
- Copywriting
- White papers
Writing Credits
Reuters, US News & World Report, Discover Magazine, Healthline, Sleep Foundation, ConsumerAffairs, Parents, Medscape, Boston Globe’s Studio/B, Chewy, Consumer Affairs, National Council on Aging, Time Shopping, MarketWatch, Breastcancer.org, Hemophilia Federation Of America, Kareo, McKesson, Vice, What to Expect, Vox, SingleCare, Modern Fertility, Today’s Parent, and more.
Selected Work
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
How Sleep Illuminates Neurodegenerative Disease Pathways, and Vice Versa
Newly discovered sleep biomarkers pave the way for early detection of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and other neurodegenerative diseases. They may also one day lead to interventions.
ReadReaching Gen-Z
Young people comprise a unique demographic that pharma is not used to serving but new digital tools offer ways to understand, engage and serve them better
Recurring Stomach Pain? It Could Be Abdominal Migraines
Abdominal migraines are fairly common, and underdiagnosed in children. One expert shares the symptoms to watch for and how to treat this ailment.
Do Your Children Have Trouble Sleeping? It Could Be in Their Genes
When it comes to your child getting a good night’s sleep, there can be a lot of things working against them, including their sleep habits, health conditions, and screen time.
A new study published November 8, 2023 in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has shown the importance of understanding how genes can also play a role in your child’s sleep.
Photojournalist-Turned-Nurse Documents Realities of COVID
Profile of a photojournalist turned nurse during the pandemic.
Infographic: Cleaning mobile surfaces to help prevent infection
The basics of infection prevention and control have historically been focused on cleaning fixed surfaces such as patient bedside tables and doorknobs. But mobile surfaces such as footwear and scrubs can transmit germs as well. Check out this infographic to learn how you can keep your patients and staff safe by focusing on your work attire.
5 best practices for engaging patients who've avoided medical care during the pandemic
How can you better engage with your patients in order to maintain trust and reduce health complications during the pandemic? Read on for expert tips on how to bring patients back to your practice during the pandemic.
